diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-fdc-incompatible-address.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-fdc-incompatible-address.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4aa6d5843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-fdc-incompatible-address.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='fd'/>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
+    <disk type='block' device='floppy'>
+      <source dev='/dev/fd0'/>
+      <target dev='fda' bus='fdc'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
+    </disk>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ide-incompatible-address.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ide-incompatible-address.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c2c887698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ide-incompatible-address.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
+      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
+    </disk>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-sata-incompatible-address.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-sata-incompatible-address.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..239e12b9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-sata-incompatible-address.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
+      <target dev='sda' bus='sata'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
+    </disk>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-scsi-incompatible-address.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-scsi-incompatible-address.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45b41dadb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-scsi-incompatible-address.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
+      <target dev='sda' bus='scsi'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type='scsi' index='0' model='virtio-scsi'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 81c62ac40b..ab3ad08603 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -995,6 +995,14 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("disk-serial",
             QEMU_CAPS_KVM,
             QEMU_CAPS_DRIVE_SERIAL);
+    DO_TEST_PARSE_ERROR("disk-fdc-incompatible-address",
+                        NONE);
+    DO_TEST_PARSE_ERROR("disk-ide-incompatible-address",
+                        NONE);
+    DO_TEST_PARSE_ERROR("disk-sata-incompatible-address",
+                        QEMU_CAPS_ICH9_AHCI);
+    DO_TEST_PARSE_ERROR("disk-scsi-incompatible-address",
+                        QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_SCSI);
 
     DO_TEST("graphics-vnc", QEMU_CAPS_VNC, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_CIRRUS_VGA);
     DO_TEST("graphics-vnc-socket", QEMU_CAPS_VNC, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_CIRRUS_VGA);